Gaines
Gaines v. Greigore
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 JACOBI GAINES, Case No. 23-cv-06195-RMI
9 Plaintiff,
ORDER OF SERVICE
v. 10
11 KARL GREIGORE, Defendant. 12
13 14 Plaintiff, a detainee, filed a pro se civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The 15 original complaint was dismissed with leave to amend, and Plaintiff filed an amended complaint. 16 (dkt. 10). 17 LEGAL STANDARDS 18 Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek 19 redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 20 1915A(a). In its review, the court must identify any cognizable claims, and dismiss any claims 21 which are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seek 22 monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Id. at 1915A(b)(1),(2). Pro se 23 pleadings must be liberally construed. Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep’t, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th 24 Cir. 1990). 25 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…